William Hill has launched a new mobile gambling app for iPad which allows users to bet on over 1,000 football league and cup matches from across the globe as well as UK and Irish horse racing.

William Hill has launched a new mobile gambling app for iPad.

Mobile gambling has taken off in a major way for William Hill, in the last ten months its iPhone app has been downloaded over 500,000 times.

Furthermore, 30% of all online bets are placed through William Hill’s in-app option, there are around 2,500 bets placed every minute.

William Hill is predicting that its new app will be popular over the holiday season as gambling fans will have more spare time.

The Director of Mobile at William Hill, Jeurgen Reutter, said that “More customers are using our service as a second screen solution to watch sport at home or on the move.

We anticipate the service becoming even more popular over the festive period and are sure the simple, easy and convenient functionality of the app will become a favourite way for many of our customers to bet.”

All new users of the app can benefit from refunded stakes on accumulator bets and other great cash back offers, there are also up to £25 of free bets just for downloading the app.